Ping fluctuating wildly

[mafiaboy01]

I'm currently running a AC87u on 384.4 all these device are connected on 5GHz. I'm in a condo so there is a little bit more congestion than normal.

Google Home(furthest from router 15 meters max) gets the best ping times

Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=35ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=8ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=12ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.5: bytes=32 time=6ms TTL=64

Pixel 2 XL (about 1 meter from router)

Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=250ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=472ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=706ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=305ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=548ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=154ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=699ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=310ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=535ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=145ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=377ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=610ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=205ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=447ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=671ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=283ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=216ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=140ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=62ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.120: bytes=32 time=87ms TTL=64

Nvidia Shield (a bit closer than the google home) Ping all over the place

Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=61ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2217ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=1911ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=1262ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=1648ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=1510ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=1402ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=264ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=600ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=3138ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=671ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=3231ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.2.34: bytes=32 time=9ms TTL=64

This is really hurting the usability of some of the device and I don't really know whats going on.

 

[mafiaboy01]

Actually it looks like the strange ping only happens if the device is in sleep mode. Once I wake it the ping returns to normal.

 

[RMerlin]

Actually it looks like the strange ping only happens if the device is in sleep mode. Once I wake it the ping returns to normal.

That'd be power management in effect then.